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NBA Draft Preview Show & Who Grizzlies Should Take at #16 - 6/25/25
Jun 25, 2025
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NBA Draft Preview Show includes who we want the Grizzlies to take at #16, a big man the Grizzlies should target in Free Agency and Chris Vernon's 2nd round target for the Grizzlies (3:00) Jessica Benson joins the show in-studio to give us her Super 7 best and worst fits in NBA Draft history (1:11:50) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Host: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guest: Jessica Benson Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Tony Allen In-Studio on Thunder Title, Hali Injury, NBA Draft, KD Trade - 6/24/25
Jun 24, 2025
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It's Tuesday's with Tony Allen presented by ESCO. TA joins the show in-studio to talk about a story from his appearance at a Jr. Grizzlies Camp yesterday (3:39), the Thunder winning the NBA Finals + Tyrese Haliburton's injury, KD getting traded to the Rockets, NBA Draft and what he remembers from the 2008 Boston Celtics title (9:20). We'll tell you some NBA comps based measurements for some of these draft prospects and Chris has a list of prospects who rank the best based on just stats (1:17:51) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Host: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guest: Tony Allen Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Thunder Win NBA Finals, Tyrese Haliburton's Achilles Injury, KD Traded to Rockets, Fanatics Games - 6/23/25
Jun 23, 2025
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10 Things from the Weekend!!!
Thunder Win NBA Finals (6:08)
Pacers Season (23:27)
Lessons for Grizzlies (32:55)
Kevin Durant Trade (47:50)
NBA Draft (1:14:10)
Smino in Nashville, Henhouse, Top Golf, Karen Read Documentary on HBO Max (1:24:07)
Fleetwood and Keegan (1:36:24)
LSU Wins College World Series (1:40:17)
Fanatics Games (1:44:31)
Tonight (1:50:35)
Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Pacers Force Game 7, Ace Bailey and NBA Draft, Caitlin Clark/Sophie Cunningham WNBA All-Star Voting - 6/20/25
Jun 20, 2025
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On today's show, Chris is ecstatic the Pacers have forced a Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Siakam's poster on Jalen Williams, TJ McConnell's dad on NBATV, and why the Thunder are playing with fire (3:00). Kendrick Perkins contradicts himself talking about the Grizzlies, Woody Paige sticks up for Memphis and Zach Edey was pulled over for reckless driving....in a KIA Sorento....(34:14) Ace Bailey's strange pre-draft process, who is advising him and does he have a promise from a team + WNBA All-Star voting returns came out (55:08) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Host: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Stephen A. Smith & Memphis, Grizzlies Back In Kevin Durant Sweepstakes?, Cedric Coward, Caitlin Clark/Sophie Cunningham - 6/18/25
Jun 18, 2025
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On today's show, we'll spend the first hour talking about what Stephen A. Smith had to say again this morning about Memphis on ESPN's First Take (3:00) before going into the report that the Grizzlies might be back in the Kevin Durant sweepstakes (28:00). The Chris Vernon Show has its official pick for who the Grizzlies should draft at #16 in next weeks NBA Draft (1:05:26) and we'll talk about Sophie Cunningham standing up for Caitlin Clark (1:26:20). Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Tony Allen In-Studio on Stephen A Smith's Comments About Memphis, Desmond Bane Trade, NBA Finals Game 5 - 6/17/25
Jun 17, 2025
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It's Tuesday's with Tony Allen Presented by ESCO. TA joins the show in-studio to talk all about the Thunder winning Game 5 of the NBA Finals (3:00), the Grizzlies trading Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic (20:54) and Stephen A. Smith's comments this morning on ESPN about why players don't want to come to Memphis (24:45). Now that the Grizzlies have the 16th pick, we'll talk about the NBA Draft (1:09:41) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guest: Tony Allen Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Desmond Bane Trade Reaction + 10 Things - 6/16/25
Jun 16, 2025
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10 Things from the Weekend!!!
Desmond Bane Trade (4:56)
Desmond Bane Trade Reactions (18:11)
NBA Finals Game 5 (1:02:21)
Pete Thamel Memphis Report (1:09:56)
JJ Spaun Wins US Open (1:16:26)
Perfect Wife, St. Louis, Love Island (1:26:56)
Stanley Cup Finals (1:44:38)
Rafael Devers Trade (1:51:12)
Caitlin Clark (1:53:59)
Tonight (1:55:10)
Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Pacers vs Thunder Game 4 w/ Gary Parrish + PGA Tour Pro Braden Thornberry In-Studio - 6/13/25
Jun 13, 2025
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Gary Parrish is in-studio for close to an hour. We trash talk about Pacers/Thunder and the show goes totally off the rails (3:00). PGA Tour Pro Braden Thornberry joins the show in-studio to talk about what he has done recently on the PGA Tour including a Top 10 at Zurich in NOLA, what the current guys are going through at Oakmont in the US Open right now, how you qualify for each majors, some Grizzlies basketball and more (52:02) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guests: Gary Parrish, Braden Thornberry Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Pacers Go Up 2-1 on Thunder, The Athletic's Jared Weiss, Taylor Jenkins and the Knicks? - 6/12/25
Jun 12, 2025
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Chris and Devin pop off to Roser aka Dr. Thunder after the Pacers went up 2-1 over the Thunder in the NBA Finals. TJ McConnell and Ben Mathurin's moment, the Pacers defensive activity wearing down OKC, SGA getting tired and more (3:00). Jared Weiss from The Athletic has written a lot about the Pacers this season. He joins the show on zoom to talk about these Finals, his story on Tyrese Haliburton and his mental health, Rick Carlisle letting go of control over the offense and more (29:23). News and Notes of the Day on Stanley Cup Finals Game 4, Shemar Stewart's contract with the Bengals, and the Knicks coaching search continues (1:16:12) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guests: The Athletic's Jared Weiss Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Memphis Football Coach Ryan Silverfield In-Studio + NBA Finals Game 3, Knicks Coaching Disaster - 6/11/25
Jun 11, 2025
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Memphis Head Football Coach Ryan Silverfield joins the show in-studio for the first hour to talk about having twin girls just a few months ago, living in Memphis for the last 10 years, competing in the NIL era, the revenue sharing now, still recruiting high school kids, talking to Quavo regularly, his conversations with AD Ed Scott and the landscape of the conference, a possible move and more (3:00). We'll talk about tonight's NBA Finals Game 3 the rest of the show and what we expect to see, Deion Sanders update on his health, Knicks coaching search disaster, and Kevin Durant working with the Suns on a trade to the Rockets, Spurs, Wolves, Heat and/or Knicks (1:26:00) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guest: Memphis Football Coach Ryan Silverfield Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
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